Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Weekend Catch-Up

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It was another one of those weekends where there was so much going on, I am compelled to encourage you to check out any posts you might have missed:

As for the markets, all I can say is – – particularly with respect to Finance and Real Estate – – told ya so! (more…)

Vastly-Improved Earnings Calendar

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Every premium member on Slope -from Bronze all the way up to the glorious Diamond level – – gets access to the Earnings Calendar. Until recently, however, you simply got a list of all the earnings happening on a certain day. Let’s face it, there are days when 400 companies might be reporting, and you only care about 5 of them.

Now what we’re doing is sorting intelligently based on the popularity of the instruments in question. Thus, when you look at the list, it will automatically sort based on this, maximizing the likelihood of you actually seeing a stock that you care about as opposed to some obscure thing that trades 500 shares a day.

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Key Weekend Posts

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Many of you don’t visit Slope on the weekends, so I wanted to make sure you were aware of a few very important posts that came out, since they merit special attention.

  • Earnings Season Tools – highlights the variety of tools on Slope that are especially useful during the earnings season;
  • Ignore No More – we have restored the ability to “un-ignore” anyone in comments whom you have ignored in the past;
  • Shoulda Coulda Shorted – the “Woulda Shoulda Coulda” page can now handle short sales

I’m at tastytrade studios all day today, just so’s ya knows.

Ignore No More!

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As many of you know, Slope’s comments section has the rather unique feature of being able to ignore someone. While the vast majority of Slopers get along, let’s face it, sometimes there’s someone who just rubs you the wrong way. You can ignore them with a single mouse click.

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However, what if you want to UN-ignore them? Maybe you ignored someone accidentally, or perhaps you’ve become best buddies with the person you used to despise. Well, I’m glad to let you know we have re-introduced the ability to reverse your decision! (more…)